"Playing hard to get..." Lei Ting muttered to himself, indicating that he had no more questions to ask.
Liu Wang turned the laptop back again and flipped to the fourth page.
This page listed all the two "immobilization robbery cases" committed by the criminal Jiang Jingtao.
Yes, Jiang Jingtao had only committed two crimes, and the earliest one was committed just three days ago. The surveillance video Lei Ting saw earlier was the second case he committed last night.
Lei Ting had previously thought that it would take a great deal of effort to figure out the true identity of the other person, considering how tightly he wrapped himself up and how cautious he was in his actions. But unexpectedly, it seemed that they had successfully solved the case in just two days. It could be said that if it weren't for using it as the "written test" content for him, the criminal would probably have been arrested before he could commit the second crime.
"What a terrifying speed." Lei Ting silently clicked his tongue in amazement, and then carefully read the detailed information of the first case.
After spending two minutes reading it, Lei Ting stretched lazily with a relaxed expression and began to think that there was no difficulty at all in subduing the criminal quickly.
The reason was simple. It was just that the criminal's modus operandi was too monotonous. The process of the first case was exactly the same as that of the second case. He would wait for the prey to appear in a remote place. After the prey appeared, he would quietly follow it when it walked away. Once the distance between them was within 20 meters, he would use his immobilization superpower to freeze the victim, and then go up to search for money, and leave, all in one smooth motion.
This set of actions, to put it nicely, was the simplicity of the great way; to put it bluntly, it was just that his IQ could only come up with this use.
Not to mention anything else, after reading the details of the case, Lei Ting had an idea for the means to subdue the criminal, but there were still a few points that needed to be confirmed.
At this time, Liu Wang's PPT had also reached the last page, and there was no next page. So Lei Ting asked another question, "Can one still use their superpower after being immobilized?"
Regarding this question, Xu Zhi nodded and said, "Jiang Jingtao's immobilization ability belongs to the physical aspect and affects the body; while the control and use of most superpowers are carried out through the spiritual aspect. Simply put, superpowers are basically controlled by the mind. As long as you can still think and your brain can still function, you can use your superpower."
"I understand." Lei Ting understood and made a judgment in his heart.
"This is the location where Jiang Jingtao will appear tomorrow and the corresponding time." Liu Wang threw over a ball of paper and said.
"You even got this? Isn't he an actor you hired?" Lei Ting was stunned when he unfolded it and began to suspect that this "written test" was just a play prepared to let him go through the motions.
"That would be too troublesome. This is more convenient." Liu Wang said, "We gave you the time and location directly to prevent him from committing the crime for the third time. Originally, because of you, we decided not to arrest him for the time being. But he turned around and committed another crime, resulting in one more person who knew about the superpower out of thin air. So, we had to let you take action as soon as possible."
"Well... all right." Lei Ting reluctantly accepted this statement but still had doubts.
After confirming that there was no other content, Lei Ting got up and prepared to leave, hoping to find a place to test his ability.
As soon as he turned around, Liu Wang spoke again, "By the way, when are you going to take your thing back?"
"Thing?" Lei Ting was taken aback. After thinking carefully, he suddenly realized.
The figurine that he had "lost" at home hadn't been taken back yet!
A few days ago, because the idea of "joining a high-benefit company" occupied his mind, he temporarily forgot about the stolen figurine. Now, being reminded like this, he suddenly remembered. Turning his head, Lei Ting as expected saw that at some point, Liu Wang was holding his stolen figurine in his right hand, admiring it back and forth, and at the same time, his unruly left hand was trying to remove some of the looser parts.
After snatching it back in one go, Lei Ting fled without looking back. When he returned to the restaurant on the first floor, he also took a black plastic bag on the way to cover it up.
...
The next night, in a remote block of Shanghai City.
Jiang Jingtao put on his "equipment" again and prepared to go out for "hunting".
Since he discovered that he had the special ability of "immobilization" a week ago, the idea of making quick money gradually took over his mind.
There was no way. He was already forty-five years old and had been poor for most of his life. Now that he finally had a means to get rich, he naturally couldn't calm down and think about how to use his special ability to make money legally and in compliance. He only thought about making quick money.
So, what was simple and could bring in money quickly? Of course, it was robbery!
Coincidentally, his special ability could make people unable to move. As long as he immobilized that person, he could do whatever he wanted.
So he just went for it!
On the night of July 23rd, he successfully completed his first "hunt", snatching 53 yuan in cash, a brand-new smartphone, and a bag of snacks from an old aunt.
With the experience of the first time, he became more proficient in committing the crime the second time. He immobilized the victim, searched for money, and left, all in one smooth motion.
In the end, he successfully obtained more than 200 yuan in change and a mobile phone. After selling that mobile phone to a second-hand black market dealer, he got another 2,000 yuan.
The success of the two "hunts" greatly increased his confidence, so he decided on the time and location for the third "hunt" on the same day.
This time, he set the location next to a small old community near a local small bank.
He had inspected the place yesterday. There were few surveillance cameras there, only at the intersection, and they were very old. It was uncertain whether they could still be used. Moreover, there was a bank nearby, and there might be elderly people living in that old community who would go to withdraw money. It could be said to be an excellent "hunting" ground.
So, on the night of July 27th, at a familiar time but an unfamiliar location, Jiang Jingtao appeared here.
He wrapped himself up like an extremely tightly wrapped "zongzi" just like the previous two times. But with the previous experience, this time, he specially stuffed several ice packs into his clothes to cool down.
He believed that tonight, he would surely have a big harvest!
As if in response to Jiang Jingtao's expectation, after he waited quietly for about twenty minutes, the originally clear sky was gradually covered by dark clouds, and the temperature dropped by a few degrees, making him feel a little more comfortable even though he was still unbearably stuffy with the ice packs.
However, this also meant that it was going to rain soon, and he didn't have much time to wait.
Just then, he saw that at the entrance of the alley, a figure slowly emerged, turning from the bright street into this dark alley.